London: An advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) brain scan analysis in patients with stroke-related, small vessel disease helped predict problems with thinking, memory and even dementia, says a new study. When a stroke or other disease damages tiny blood vessels in the brain, the condition is known as small vessel disease. This condition is the […]

London: An advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) brain scan analysis in patients with stroke-related, small vessel disease helped predict problems with thinking, memory and even dementia, says a new study.

When a stroke or other disease damages tiny blood vessels in the brain, the condition is known as small vessel disease. This condition is the most common cause of thinking problems and can even lead to dementia.

Although early treatment could help patients at risk, no effective test is available to identify them.

“We have developed a useful tool for monitoring patients at risk of developing dementia and could target those who need early treatment,” said a study led by senior author Rebecca A. Charlton from the University of London in the UK.

The study, published in the Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association, evaluated the accuracy of a new MRI analysis technique using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), in predicting thinking problems and dementia related to small vessel disease.

A single scan measured the brain in fine detail to reveal damaged areas.

By comparing these images to a healthy person’s, researchers were able to classify the brain into areas of healthy versus damaged tissue.

The study included 99 patients with small vessel disease caused by ischemic stroke, a type of stroke that blocks the blood vessels deep within the brain.

All participants were enrolled in the St George’s Cognition and Neuroimaging in Stroke (SCANS) study from 2007 to 2015 in London.

Participants received the MRI scans annually for three years and thinking tests annually for five years.

Eighteen participants developed dementia during the study, with an average time to onset of approximately three years and four months.

Results showed that participants with the most brain damage were much more likely to develop thinking problems.

The analysis also helped predict three-fourths of the dementia cases that occurred during the study.

This advanced MRI analysis offers a highly accurate and sensitive marker of small vessel disease severity in a single measure that can be used to detect who will and will not go on to develop dementia in a five-year period, the researchers noted.

A Mumbai-based, Ed-tech startup WhiteHat Jr has secured $10 million in series A round funding from Nexus Venture Partners, and Omidyar Network. The new round funding, led by the Nexus Venture Partners, in the participation of Owl Ventures, “Will allow the company to use the latest round funding in strengthening its technology platform, adding course […]

A Mumbai-based, Ed-tech startup WhiteHat Jr has secured $10 million in series A round funding from Nexus Venture Partners, and Omidyar Network.

The new round funding, led by the Nexus Venture Partners, in the participation of Owl Ventures, “Will allow the company to use the latest round funding in strengthening its technology platform, adding course curriculum’s, and in branding and marketing.”

Speaking after the fund-raised, Karan Bajaj, CEO, WhiteHat, Jr said, “Our mission is to harness the natural creativity of kids, and shift their mindset from an early age from being consumers to creators of the technology.”

“It’s been heartening to see the projects of kids in the first six months of the launch as they are creating immensely creative high utility digital applications that are bound to have a long-term impact,” he added.

Talking on the investment, in WhiteHat Jr, Amit A Patel, MD, Owl Venture said, “This is our second investment in India, and the WhiteHat Jr has created something unique, scalable and very relevant not only in India but across other markets.”

Where, Anup Gupta, Managing director, Nexus Venture Partners, added: “We have been privileged to partner with Karan from the concept stage of the company and been very impressed with their execution and rapid growth.”

About WhiteHat Jr:

Founded by Karan Bajaj, WhiteHat Jr is an online education portal which works with the children between the ages of 6 and 14. The startups help them to develop commercial-ready games, animations, and apps online, using the fundamentals of coding.

WhiteHat Jr has developed a proprietary coding curriculum, focused on product creation, and imparts lessons through live interactive online classes.

The Government of India is planning to make it mandatory for the tech companies like, “Facebook, Google, Amazon, and others, to sell public or non-personal data’s they collected on their platform to anyone in the country seeking to access to it including government and private entities.” Quoting to the official familiar with the matter, the […]

The Government of India is planning to make it mandatory for the tech companies like, “Facebook, Google, Amazon, and others, to sell public or non-personal data’s they collected on their platform to anyone in the country seeking to access to it including government and private entities.”

Quoting to the official familiar with the matter, the Economics Times reported that, “The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) is considering issuing guidelines under the Information Technology Act. Which will require the agencies and the agencies to share freely available information which they collected on their platform, including traffic, buying, and illness patterns.”

“But a final decision on this will be taken only after an “Exhaustive” consultation process,” the reported added.

“We have to keep in mind that, it was the big tech companies who came up with the idea and did the work like in critical medicines, to which they have a right to charge an economical fee for sharing it,” the official added.

The official also told the ET that, “Earlier, the company like Google use to take the users consent before allowing them access to a service to which there was no alternative offered. But now, we want to correct this information asymmetry to ensure that there is healthy competition for all.”

UNCTAD in its recent report on digital economy said that “The companies like Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and China’s Tencent and Alibaba also known as” Super Seven “companies, holds the two-thirds of the total data market by the value.”

“Where, Google has 90% of the internet search market. Following Facebook, which holds two-thirds of the global social media market and its top social media platform is in more than 90% of the world’s economy. Amazon almost has a 40% share of the world’s online retail activities, and its AWS accounts the similar share in the cloud business,” the report said.

The official further added, “The changes in the proposal have taken shape due to the increasing pressure, and concern form several bureau’s, government administrators, and other stakeholders in India who are waiting to address the public data as the major priority.”

Qualcomm Inc promised to bring 5G mobile phones to the masses with a high-end modem and said its chips would also power mid-price devices hitting the market next year. Fifth-generation chipsets from Qualcomm, the world’s biggest supplier of mobile phone chips, now run on five devices from Samsung Electronics, including the $1,299 Galaxy S10 5G […]

Qualcomm Inc promised to bring 5G mobile phones to the masses with a high-end modem and said its chips would also power mid-price devices hitting the market next year.

Fifth-generation chipsets from Qualcomm, the world’s biggest supplier of mobile phone chips, now run on five devices from Samsung Electronics, including the $1,299 Galaxy S10 5G model and the new $2,000 Galaxy Fold.

Samsung, the world’s top smartphone seller, has also put Qualcomm chips in its lower-priced A90 5G model, which had used Samsung chips in an earlier version.

Qualcomm president Cristiano Amon predicted such devices would achieve volume and scale.

“The transition to 5G is going to be faster than earlier transitions,” Amon told Reuters on the sidelines of the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin. “Now we have to bring it to everyone.”

More than 20 network operators and a similar number of smartphone makers – from the United States to Europe to China – are launching 5G services and handsets. Amon estimated there were 2.2 billion mobile users that could upgrade.

Such bullishness contrasts with the challenges faced by China’s Huawei Technologies, the No.2 smartphone seller behind Samsung that also unveiled its 5G chipset at IFA.

Due to U.S. trade sanctions, Huawei’s 5G-ready Mate 30 smartphone range to be launched on Sept. 19 could be hobbled because it won’t be able to run the official version of Google’s Android operating system and app services.

Mass appeal

Until now, Qualcomm typically supplied 5G chips from its most expensive line, Snapdragon 8, which on Friday was showcased with a more powerful X55 5G modem delivering speeds of up to 7 gigabits per second.

It now plans to add 5G capabilities to lower-cost Snapdragon 6 and 7 series devices, which could make 5G phones available more cheaply than the current mostly premium models.

Qualcomm’s 6 and 7 series Snapdragon chips are found in devices from Lenovo Group Ltd’s Motorola, Xiaomi Corp , Oppo and Vivo that retail in the $300 range.

Analysts say faster 5G networks will spur many consumers to upgrade their phones after years of market stagnation, although 5G devices are coming to some markets before networks are completed.

“Qualcomm have done a phenomenal job to drive the 5G ecosystem,” said industry analyst Paolo Pescatore. “It’s going faster than anyone could have ever imagined.”

That puts a premium for Qualcomm on partnering with carriers to market new devices. It’s typical for operators to market subsidised handsets in the United States, but less so in Europe.

In Germany, Deutsche Telekom switched on its 5G network in five cities this week, marketing the Snapdragon-powered Samsung Galaxy S10 5G to early adopters.

Full spectrum

Qualcomm was early to market 5G modem chips to connect phones to networks but faces intense competition. Taiwan-based MediaTek Inc also announced a 5G smartphone chip this year.

Qualcomm is positioning itself to be compatible with the full range of frequencies deployed by regulators to run 5G.

These include so-called ‘sub-6’, or spectrum below 6 Gigahertz that has been predominantly auctioned by European governments making an early start on the shift to 5G.

The United States has auctioned more millimeter wave frequencies with a shorter range but higher data-carrying capacity needed to realise the full range of uses of 5G, such as autonomous driving.

Unlike rivals, Qualcomm is designing its chipsets to handle frequencies “from A to Z”, said Amon, adding that flexibility to switch between 4G networks and new 5G networks was critical.

Chips from Mediatek can only handle sub-6 bands, reducing the cost and complexity of the chips and phone designs.

But it means the phones cannot take full advantage of networks from U.S. carriers such as Verizon Communications Inc and AT&T Inc that use millimeter wave technology.

]]>https://techgraph.co/tech/samsung-qualcomm-promises-to-bring-5g-mobile-phone-to-the-masses/feed/06554Italy’s new government to use special powers on 5G supply dealshttps://techgraph.co/tech/italys-new-government-to-use-special-powers-on-5g-supply-deals/
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Italy’s new government on Thursday approved its use of special powers in supply deals for fifth-generation (5G) telecom services by a number of domestic firms with providers including China’s Huawei and ZTE. The measure was adopted under a law passed by the previous government in July to broaden powers Rome has over companies of national […]

Italy’s new government on Thursday approved its use of special powers in supply deals for fifth-generation (5G) telecom services by a number of domestic firms with providers including China’s Huawei and ZTE.

The measure was adopted under a law passed by the previous government in July to broaden powers Rome has over companies of national interest.

A government source told Reuters at the time the decision to strengthen Rome’s so-called “golden powers” reflected concerns over the potential involvement of Chinese equipment makers Huawei and ZTE in the development of 5G networks.

The United States has lobbied Italy and other European allies to stay clear of Huawei equipment and to also pay close scrutiny to ZTE, saying the vendors could pose a security risk. Both companies have strongly denied any such risk.

The new government, sworn in on Thursday, said in a statement it had imposed “conditions and requirements” in relation to purchases of goods and services for 5G networks made by Vodafone’s Italian unit. It gave no further details.

It also imposed undisclosed requirements on accords between Wind Tre, a unit of CK Hutchison, and Huawei — the first time Italy’s special powers over 5G networks have affected the Chinese firm.

Italy also said it would exercise special powers over Fastweb’s purchases of radio components from ZTE, supply deals signed by Linkem and accords agreed by former incumbent Telecom Italia for systems that could adopt 5G technologies.

The companies involved were either not immediately available or declined to comment, saying they had not yet received any communication from the government.

Despite the stronger sales in the Switch console business, Nintendo Co, a Japan-based gaming company, has reported a downfall of 10.2 percent in its operating profit. In a statement issued by the company, Nintendo said, “The company has reported, 27.4 billion yen (Approx. $252.26 million) in its operating profit for the first quarter. Whereas, the […]

Despite the stronger sales in the Switch console business, Nintendo Co, a Japan-based gaming company, has reported a downfall of 10.2 percent in its operating profit.

In a statement issued by the company, Nintendo said, “The company has reported, 27.4 billion yen (Approx. $252.26 million) in its operating profit for the first quarter. Whereas, the revenue increased by 2.4 percent to 172 billion yen ($1.58 billion).”

“During the three months from April and June, the company sold 2.13 million units which bring the total sale of 36.87 million Switch consoles.” the statement added.

]]>https://techgraph.co/tech/nintendo-operational-profit-drops-by-10-2-percent/feed/06176Cisco partners with Google to roll out public WiFi service in Bengaluru.https://techgraph.co/tech/cisco-partners-with-google-to-roll-out-public-wifi-service-in-bengaluru/
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US networking giant Cisco on July 29 said it is collaborating with Google for its ‘gStation’ offering that provides access to free and high-speed WiFi at public locations across the country. Under the partnership, Cisco is providing the network infrastructure and a pilot has been rolled out in Bengaluru. About 25 locations in the city […]

US networking giant Cisco on July 29 said it is collaborating with Google for its ‘gStation’ offering that provides access to free and high-speed WiFi at public locations across the country.

Under the partnership, Cisco is providing the network infrastructure and a pilot has been rolled out in Bengaluru.

About 25 locations in the city are already live, and another 200 locations will go live in the next 2-3 months. These locations include public spaces like bus stops, hospitals and government offices among others.

Post that, it will be extended to 300 more locations in Bengaluru, and more cities in the country as well.

“This is a global partnership and India is the first country, where we are rolling this out,” Cisco President (India and SAARC) Sameer Garde said at the Cisco India Summit 2019.

The project is being rolled out in partnership with D-VoiS – an Internet service provider in Bengaluru. The next locations being looked at include outskirts of Delhi, and cities in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.

“The success of digitisation and digital citizen services is closely tied to the proliferation of high-speed internet. The partnership represents a significant growth opportunity as the demand for public WiFi hotspots is expected to go up by 100X over the next three years,” he said.

In February this year, Google and Cisco had announced their global alliance.

According to a Trai (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) report, an estimated 8 million additional hotspots need to be installed to create new market opportunities for infrastructure providers and internet service providers. Currently, India has only 52,000 WiFi hotspots.

“Solving for access is one of the core pillars of our ‘Next Billion Users’ strategy, and with gStation we have developed a best in class public WiFi solution that provides a seamless, high-quality broadband experience to users,” said Sajith Sivanandan, MD and Business Head, Google Pay and Next Billion User Initiatives, India.

The proliferation of public WiFi in India can provide a significant boost to the government’s digital ambitions of ubiquitous connectivity and digital inclusion, and serve as a complementary network for telecom companies.

According to the Cisco VNI report, nearly 59 percent of internet traffic is expected to be offloaded from cellular networks to WiFi by 2022, wherein lies the tremendous opportunity for ubiquitous dispersion of WiFi.

Google, through ‘gStation’, provides WiFi services in public locations in partnership with various entities. In partnership with RailTel, it has provided WiFi access across over 1,000 railway stations in the country.

Apart from India, Google has taken the model to other countries like Indonesia, Nigeria, Thailand and Mexico as well.

SK Hynix Inc, the South Korean chipmaker and one of the second largest memory-chip maker behind Samsung Corp, has reported a decrease in second-quarter operating profit by 89 percent. According to the Factset, “The SK Hynix has reported its profit for the second quarter-end at KRW 537 billion ($455.7 million), as compared to KRW 4.329 […]

SK Hynix Inc, the South Korean chipmaker and one of the second largest memory-chip maker behind Samsung Corp, has reported a decrease in second-quarter operating profit by 89 percent.

According to the Factset, “The SK Hynix has reported its profit for the second quarter-end at KRW 537 billion ($455.7 million), as compared to KRW 4.329 trillion which reported for the same last year. Where it has missed a consensus estimate of KRW609.71 billion.”

The Factset report also said that “The revenue for the same has declined to 38 percent for the year to KRW6.452 trillion as compared to the provided estimate of KRW 6.405 trillion.”

“Whereas, the Operating profit for the second quarter was declined by 89 percent on the year at KRW 637.60 billion,” it reported.

Chinese tech giant Huawei has reportedly filed a trademark application with the EU Intellectual Property Office for a new operating system (OS) called Harmony, even as issues with the US government after the trade blacklist seem to be easing now. The smartphone and telecommunications player is attempting to register the name for an OS for […]

Chinese tech giant Huawei has reportedly filed a trademark application with the EU Intellectual Property Office for a new operating system (OS) called Harmony, even as issues with the US government after the trade blacklist seem to be easing now.

The smartphone and telecommunications player is attempting to register the name for an OS for both mobile and computer use; the trademark application is dated July 12, 2019, and is currently under examination, the GSMArena reported on Saturday.

According to Huawei, Android OS and the ecosystem remains the first choice for its smartphone business.

Also, the company reportedly seeks to reduce the latency of its Internet of Things (IoT) devices through its own Hongmeng OS.

“We haven’t decided yet if the Hongmeng OS can be developed as a smartphone operating system in the future,” company’s chairman Liang Hua was quoted as saying by news portal Ecns.cn.

After US President Donald Trump provided a reprieve to Huawei in June, less than a month after blacklisting the Chinese telecom giant, American tech titan Google can now continue to sell its Android license to the smartphone maker.

A Neckarsulm, Germany based supermarket giant Lidl is planning to invest 1 million euros in installing over 4,364 solar panels in its distribution center which is being built in Ireland. In a statement announced by the company on Monday Morning, the Lidl said that “Cutting the center’s carbon output by around 473 tonnes, This installed […]

A Neckarsulm, Germany based supermarket giant Lidl is planning to invest 1 million euros in installing over 4,364 solar panels in its distribution center which is being built in Ireland.

In a statement announced by the company on Monday Morning, the Lidl said that “Cutting the center’s carbon output by around 473 tonnes, This installed solar panels would generate over 1 million kilowatts of energy per year.”

This will add to the €1m investment already committed to solar power installations across our store network in Ireland.

The statement also added that “The solar panels will be supplied by the Enerpower a Waterford based company, which will supply 4,364 individuals panels which will installed on the roof of the distribution facility.”

Speaking more on this, Alan Barry, Director of Property & Center Services at Lidl, said that “Lidl is rooted in communities throughout Ireland and we pride ourselves on operating in a way that is sustainable with the least impact possible on the environment.”

Working with Waterford's Enerpower, 4,364 panels will be installed on the roof of our distribution facility under construction in Newbridge, Co.Kildare reducing the annual carbon output by 473 tonnes. pic.twitter.com/qkH5XftyYx

“We were very clear when building our largest distribution facility that we would integrate the latest sustainability innovations that will generate ongoing energy savings,” Alan added.

Speaking more on the solar panel installation project, Doctor John Carty, Director of Projects for Enerpower, said, “We are delighted to be working with Lidl to deliver Ireland’s largest-ever solar PV project. Solar energy has become one of the cheapest sources of electricity generation, and Lidl is setting an example for businesses in this country, demonstrating that they can reduce their carbon emissions while also making significant savings on energy costs and future carbon taxes.”